Toothbrush-marker



E. J. BROWN.

TOOTHBRUSH MARKER. APPLICATION FILED sEPT.24. 1920.

1,380,633. Patented June 7, 1921.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 24, 1920., Serial No. 412,526.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER J. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rangeley in th county of Franklin and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toothbrush- Markers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to'make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachments for toothbrushes and has for its primary object the provision of means for conveniently securing a marker or an identification card to the handle of a tooth-brush so that the respective tooth-brush may be readily identified from other tooth brushes when grouped.

Another object of this invention is the rovision of an elastic band for securing the identification card or marker and being of a thin nature so that the marker may be readily read or identified therethrough and which will form a water-proof cover for said identification card or marker.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a tooth-brush marker of the above stated character which will be simple, durable, and efficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as i will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating a, tooth-brush marker applied to a toothbrush and constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the holder.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View illustrating the marker applied to a fragmentary portion of the handle of a tooth brush.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a holder consisting of a body 2 constructed from comparatively thin rubber and is of tubular shape so that the same may be readily placed over the handle 3 of a tooth-brush 4;. The body 2 belngof tubular shape permits the body to be applied to tooth-brush handles of dlfferent shapes and which will readily conform to the contour of the handle and tightly grip the same. The edges of the tubular body 2 are slightly thickened to form beads 5 which will facilitate the application and removal of the body from the handle 3 of the tooth-brush and also will tightly grip the handle of the tooth brush when applied thereto to prevent water and other foreign matter from passing under the body or be tween the latter and the handle 3. A card 6 bearing suitable characters or identification marks is placed between the body 2 and the handle 3 and is retained in place by sa1d body and protected from water and other foreign matter and also wear from a persons hand when gripping the handle 3 or using the tooth-brush. The characters or identifications on the card 6 are readily readable through the body 2 so that a person may readily identify the tooth brush from a roup of other brushes.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventlon as claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim 1s 1. A tooth-brush marker comprising a thin elastic body adapted to surround and tightly grip the handle ofa tooth-brush and of a transparent nature, and an identification card interposed between the holder and the toothbrush handle.

2. A tooth-brush marker comprising a thin elastic tubular body adapted to surround and tightly grip the handle of a tooth brush and of a transparent nature, said body having its ends thickened to form beads adapted to grip the tooth-brush handle and to facilitate the application and removal of the body from the tooth-brush handle, and an identification card interposed between the body and the tooth-brush handle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. ELMER J. BROWN. Witnesses:

WAIJIER EDWIN HOWE, HARRISON B. AMBER. 

